Lauren E. Tate, Esq.

Construction Breach Of Contract

• Mediated dispute between homeowner and contractor involving issues of fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and embezzlement.

Discrimination

• An employee who was injured on the job and later terminated brought claims for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate under FEHA.

Medical Mal Dental

• Mediated a case brought against a dentist involving a claim of permanent injury to jaw and significant emotional distress.

Medical Malpractice

• Medical negligence case against physician and hospital arising out of prescription resulting in serious injury and subsequent hospital admission.
• Mediated a case involving failure to diagnose cancer with significant causation issues.
• Mediated a case against a residential care facility for claims of sexual assault of developmentally delayed adults by another resident.
• Negligence against skilled nursing facility arising out of the administration of anti-coagulation therapy after bilateral quadriceps tendon repair.
• Medical Malpractice/Products Liability- Wrongful Action case involving the death of a 2-year-old child against surgeon, hospital, and medical device manufacturer.
• Permanent nerve injury following surgery with standard of care and complicated causation issues.
• A case involving medical negligence and medical battery arising out of gynecological surgery.
• A case involving allegations of mishandling of the decedent's remains by a hospital.
• A medical negligence and medical battery case arising out of surgery.

Breach Of Contract

• Breach of a promissory note, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress relating to domestic partners and real property.

Buy/Sell

• Mediated cases brought against agents, brokers, and title companies for negligence, fraud, and misrepresentation

Home Owners Association

• HOA and homeowner involving CCRs, unpaid assessments, and allegations of breach of fiduciary duties and negligence by HOA.

Landlord/Tenant

• Significant damage to home between the property owner and former tenants.

Neighbor Dispute

• Neighbor dispute in a high-end community involving issues of trespass, stalking, and misrepresentation.
• Dispute between homeowner and contractor in a seven-figure remodeling project involving numerous change orders.

Defamation

• Mediated a case involving Public Disclosure of Private Facts, conspiracy, aiding and abetting, intentional infliction of emotional distress; non-profit, medical professional, and individual defendants.
• Invasion of privacy, public disclosure of private facts, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting arising from media broadcast.

Food Safety

• Mediated numerous cases brought against retailers, restaurants, distributors, and producers of food products under products liability and negligence theories involving complicated infectious disease and causation issues

General Negligence

• Mediated a case involving a dog attack of another dog and its owner at a public park resulting in severe injuries to both.
• Case involving false imprisonment, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, negligence per se, and negligent hiring.
• Dog bite involving injury to a child and NIED claim by the sibling.

PI Auto

• Mediated numerous motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents ranging from soft tissue to catastrophic injuries, involving issues of fault, causation, and competing expert medical opinions regarding causation and appropriate treatment.
• Police officer motorcycle struck an 8-year-old in a crosswalk during a protest resulting in physical and emotional injuries to the child, and negligent infliction of emotional distress claims by parents. This was complicated by issues involving the officer’s post-accident conduct, community relations, and long-term impact on child and required the management of high emotions during negotiations.
• Underinsured motorist claim involving causation issue with regard to meniscal tear and resulting surgery.
• Personal injury case regarding a bicycle versus a golf cart.
• Mediated a motor vehicle accident involving a ride-share service company.

PI Bicycle

• Dispute involving a bicycle accident allegedly caused by construction work

PI Sexual Molestation

• Allegations of an inappropriate relationship between a counselor and client at an inpatient alcohol rehab facility.

Premises Liability

• Mediated multiple cases against major carriers involving premises liability and negligence claims ranging from trip and falls, overhead bin cases, and assault by intoxicated/unruly passengers.
• Mediated numerous slip and trip-and-fall cases involving public entities, private property, retail establishments, transit systems, and airline carriers.
• Premises liability case regarding building code violations, and a hip fracture with complex medical causation issues.
• Significant damage case against a public entity and private contractor with difficult liability issues.
• Mediated a premises liability case against a hospital.

Product Liability

• Mediated a products liability case against the manufacturer, distributor, and installer of a rolling metal door resulting in injury to store employee.
• Negligence and product liability theories against a restaurant and food supplier, resulting in significant damage to teeth.

Wrongful Death

• Wrongful death of a 12-year riding her bike when struck by an employee driving employer vehicle; issues regarding course and scope; overcame high emotional barriers and negotiated additional non-monetary terms including changes in employer policies
• Wrongful death case against physicians and hospital brought by estate and minor children and involved multiple experts on the standard of care, causation, and future economic loss projections. Overcame barriers of physician consent to settlement.
• Mediated multi-plaintiff wrongful death and injury case arising from a faulty wall heater; claimed punitive damages.
• Wrongful death action brought by two minor children against physicians and medical facility. Managed difficult issues involving anger of surviving spouse and physician consent during mediation.